Arsene Wenger says he talked up Southampton when Claude Puel was considering the job, and heaped praise upon the club's academy.
Eight-time winners Liverpool into the EFL Cup semi-finals after second-half goals from Divock Origi and Ben Woodburn saw them past Leeds.
Gareth Bale's rehabilitation from an ankle injury is under way after he had an operation on it on Tuesday.
The FA has been asked to assist Chelsea in a legal probe the club have launched relating to the conduct of a former employee.
Philippe Coutinho is unlikely to play again until the new year as a result of the ankle injury sustained in Liverpool's win over Sunderland.
Brasileirao clubs including champions Palmeiras want Chapecoense to be granted special measures after a plane crash devastated their team.
The Crown Prosecution Service has announced ex-coach Barry Bennell has been charged with eight offences against a boy under 14.
Chapecoense's Copa Sudamericana final opponents Atletico Nacional are happy to step aside and let the tragic club be named champions.
Unai Emery feels Paris Saint-Germain are not yet completely comfortable playing without Zlatan Ibrahimovic, now at Manchester United.
AC Milan's Carlos Bacca has reportedly been angling for a move to Sevilla, but coach Jorge Sampaoli has accepted a switch is not possible.
Jerome Boateng has returned to the training pitch after overcoming a muscle injury ahead of Bayern Munich's trip to Mainz.
Crystal Palace striker Connor Wickham is likely to be out until next season after injuring his ACL against Swansea City.
Olivier Giroud has been ruled out of Arsenal's EFL Cup encounter with Southampton due to a groin problem, while Lucas Perez is set to return
Alejandro Martinuccio was due to travel with his Chapecoense team-mates on their doomed flight, only to stay in Brazil due to injury.
Zinedine Zidane does not believe in conspiracy theories suggesting Clasico referee Carlos Clos Gomez favours Barcelona over Real Madrid.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo will sit out the Copa del Rey clash with Cultural Leonesa, but Casemiro is ready to make his comeback
Andres Iniesta looks set to make his return from a knee injury during Saturday's El Clasico clash with Real Madrid.
FIFA has expressed its sadness at the plane crash involving Chapecoense, via its president Gianni Infantino.
Examining the rise of Chapecoense, the "unfancied" team that was victim of the tragic aviation accident on the eve of its shot at glory.
The president of Chapecoense, Plinio David de Nes Filho, has expressed grief on behalf of the club after Monday's devastating plane crash.
